Symptom
- The parent department is correctly displayed in the Company Structure Overview.
- However, the parent department field appears blank in Manage Data for the same department.
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Environment
- SuccessFactors Employee Central
- Company Structure Overview
Reproducing the Issue
- Log in and navigate to the Company Structure Overview (CSO).
- Find the department and select the corresponding card.
- Select "Show Details".
- Click on "Manage".
- Notice that the parent department field is empty.
Cause
Parent department's effective date occurs after the department's effective date.
Resolution
- Verify the effective date of the department and its parent department.
- If the department's effective date is earlier than the parent department's effective date, update the effective date of the parent department to be earlier or the same as the department's effective date.
- Save the changes and verify the parent department field in Manage Data UI.
*In Company Structure Overview, its effective date is As of Today.
See Also
parent department missing, manage data UI, Org Chart, Company Structure Overview, department hierarchy, metadata cache, MDF object definition, data inconsistency, parent department blank
Keywords
parent department not visible, effective date mismatch, department record issue, parent department effective date, department hierarchy issue, data visibility problem, Manage Data inconsistency, Company Structure Overview display, parent department field issue, effective date adjustment, department structure error, metadata update, MDF object error, organizational hierarchy, parent department display , KBA , LOD-SF-EC-CSO , Company Structure Overview , How To
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